The heroic deeds of male heroes can be seen everywhere in history, they are brave and good at war, strong in force, and respected. But there are still some heroines in history, who are no worse than those heroes in some respects. For example, Mu Guiying, Hua Mulan, etc., their deeds have been praised by people.
Among these heroines, there is a queen. Although she came from a famous and prestigious family, although she could stay away from the war and spend her life in peace at home, she chose the battlefield and left a strong color in history. Although the Mulan that has been sung by the world may not really exist, the deeds of Empress Mao are real in the history books.
First, do not lose to boys
According to historical records, in the Battle of Shuishui, Former Qin was defeated by the Jin army, resulting in various forces under its rule rebelling one after another. Not long ago, the Qin Emperor Jian Jian was killed by the Qiang yao cang, and Yao Cang established the Qin Dynasty and subsequently ascended the throne as emperor. At the same time, Gong Jian's son Gong Pi died, and Zhi Jian's grandson Gong Deng succeeded to the throne and began a war with Yao Cang.
Empress Mao's name was Mao Qiuqing, and she was the daughter of a generation of shoguns. Her father's name was Mao Xing, and he was a thorn in the former Qin River Prefecture. Mao Qiuqing is not only beautiful as a flower, her skin is delicate, and she has learned a good martial art from an early age. Soon after he ascended the throne, he made Mao Qiuqing empress. At that time, Mao Deng was 50 years old, while Mao Qiuqing was only 18 years old.
During the reign of the monarch in ancient times, as the right wife of the emperor, the empress was the mother of a country and the lord of the harem. Although the status of the empress is inferior to that of the emperor, it is also extremely honorable. Compared with the empresses of other dynasties, Mao Qiuqing did not choose to be pampered in the harem and enjoy the support of the people of the world. She took the initiative to ask Miao to go into battle to kill the enemy, hoping to lead the army to quell the war.
Most of the famous empresses in history were famous for handling harem affairs and helping the emperor reduce his troubles, but Mao Qiuqing was different, she set a precedent. In martial arts, some men are not even as good as her. In terms of strategy, her achievements are also very superb. The famous historian Sima Guang once had a high evaluation of her, "Mao's beauty and courage, good at riding and shooting.". From this sentence, it can be seen that Sima Guang admires her very much.
Second, get on the horse and fight
The reason why Mao Qiuqing ended up in such a miserable situation had a lot to do with the emperor at that time. At the beginning, the situation faced by Former Qin was very complicated, not only the voyeurism of foreign enemies, but also various domestic troubles, so that the country has been in war. In 389, the Later Qin emperor Yao Cang personally led a large army to attack Former Qin, and Gong Deng also chose to march in person to meet the extremely arrogant Yao Cang.
Mao Qiuqing, who played a major role in previous wars, also participated in this battle, but in the early days of the war, she led 10,000 soldiers and horses to garrison the vital grain and grass camp.
Yao Cang, who was full of confidence, found himself very wrong after yu Zhideng took over the battle. In every major war, they were unable to defeat Former Qin and were often forced to flee. Over time, the morale of the Later Qin army at this time has been greatly inferior to that of before, and if it continues like this, the Later Qin army will be defeated.
Yao Cang also discovered this problem, and after consulting with the courtiers, they decided to sneak up on the grain and grass camp. First, that side is a very important place for the Former Qin army, and once it is lost, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses will lose logistical supplies, and the battle will be lost without a fight. The other was that the main forces of the Former Qin army were concentrated on the front line, and no one would have thought that they would actually engage in sneak attacks.
Yao Cang then sent his son Yao Chong, leading a group of men and horses, bypassing the sight of the Former Qin army, to sneak up on the grain and grass camp where Mao Qiuqing was stationed. But this seamless plan was still discovered by the Former Qin Army. When Gong Deng discovered Yao Chong's purpose, he joined forces with Mao Qiuqing to begin a siege of Yao Cang.
In the end, under the joint siege of the two men, the Later Qin army lost 20,000 people and could only return with a big defeat. In this battle, the morale of the Former Qin army was like a rainbow. On the other hand, the Later Qin army had been losing battles before, and now the sneak attack had even been defeated, and its morale had plummeted.
At this time, Yao Cang had no other plan, except to fight to the death. Seeing this, Heon immediately led a large army to start a counterattack, vowing to crush it in one fell swoop. In The View, and even in the eyes of others, the war was over.
However, at this important moment, Zhi Deng was blinded by the short victory. He was only a man who understood the courage of the puppeteer, and after this brief victory, he let down his guard. He thought that the victory or defeat of the battle was in one move, and then Gong Deng took all his troops, and even the soldiers and horses that Mao Qiuqing used to garrison the camp were also transferred by him, just to completely annihilate the Later Qin army in one fell swoop.
The Forced Later Qin Army saw the opportunity, and at this time, in addition to fighting to the death, he couldn't think of any other way to win this game. But at this critical juncture, Zhi Deng gave him a great opportunity. His situation at this time was similar to that of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's Battle of Guandu in the Three Kingdoms at that time, and the only way was to raid the former Qin army's grain and grass base camp guarded by Mao Qiuqing.
3. Subjected to naked punishment
Knowing that this was his only chance, and seeing that almost all of his troops had been mobilized to attack, Yao Cang once again attacked the Former Qin base camp. Unlike the last time, this time it was he who personally led the soldiers.
Looking at the suddenly fierce enemy army, Mao Qiuqing immediately crossed the horse-drawn bow and led hundreds of soldiers to resist the strong enemy. However, because of the suddenness of the incident, the Former Qin army did not have the slightest defense, and eventually suffered a major defeat, and Mao Qiuqing was also captured.
After being captured, the Later Qin army escorted Mao Qiuqing to the Later Qin army camp, and on the way, she was also humiliated by the enemy army. When Yao Cang saw Mao Qiuqing, she was not only impressed by her beauty, but also wanted to take her as a concubine.
However, Mao Qiuqing was bent on letting Yao Cang kill himself, "After the Son of Heaven, if you are insulted by the thieves, why don't you kill me quickly?" Later, she provoked Yao Cang by insulting: "Yao Cang has no way, formerly harmed the Son of Heaven, now insulted the empress, the emperor and the queen of the earth, rather than learn from the photo!" ”。
Hearing this, Yao Cang was furious, kicked him out of the account, directly tortured Mao Qiuqing naked, and beheaded him to show the public, when Mao Qiuqing was only 21 years old. Five years later, Former Qin died. A war that could have been won changed the outcome of an imperial dynasty because of a momentary carelessness.
4. Summary
In the face of the humiliation of the enemy, Mao Qiuqing could have sought perfection, but "soldiers can be killed, not disgraced", as the mother of a country and a general, she chose to die Mingzhi. Mao Qiuqing has a strong personality, and if she is allowed to choose to survive, then she may not be able to forgive herself in the future. Another empress dowager, Empress Li, was another choice, and after being captured by Yao Jun, Empress Li chose to submit and agreed to marry Yao Huang.
To some extent, Mao Qiuqing chose to live unscrupulously and secretly in order to show his loyalty to the country, respect for the emperor's husband, and respect for his own dignity. Instead of sneaking up on life, Mao Qiuqing chose to die with dignity.
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